WRC Rally de Portugal - Faro Portugal

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WRC Rally de Portugal - Faro Portugal

Total Kms: 1223.07 km
Liaison: 867.75 km
SS Kms: 355.32 km
Special Stages: 18

Thursday 27.05 / Friday 28.05 > 7 stages (130.61 km)
Saturday 29.05 > 6 stages (135.10 km)
Sunday 30.05 > 5 stages (89.61 km)

Home Page > http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/
Itinerary > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=369068&FS=WRC
Entry List > http://bit.ly/adnRAH
Rally Guide > http://bit.ly/9PSQ2F

Citroen preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=369071&FS=WRC
Ford preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=369073&FS=WRC
Citroen Junior preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=369072&FS=WRC
Stobart preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=369069&FS=WRC

Championship Standings

1. Sebastien Loeb (FRA) > 108
2. Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) > 72
3. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) > 64
4. Sebastien Ogier (FRA) > 63
5. Petter Solberg (N) > 53
6. Dani Sordo (ESP) > 34
7. Matthew Wilson (GBR) > 30
8. Henning Solberg (N) > 24
9. Federico Villagra (ARG) > 22
10. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) > 14

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WRC Rally de Portugal - Results

1. Sebastien Ogier (FRA) > Citroen > 3:51:16.1 (+0:00.0)
2. Sebastien Loeb (FRA) > Citroen > 3:51:24.0 (+0:07.9)
3. Dani Sordo (ESP) > Citroen > 3:52:33.7 (+1:17.6)
4. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) > Ford Focus > 3:52:48.1 (+1:32.0)
5. Petter Solberg (N) > Citroen > 3:52:51.8 (+1:35.7)
6. Matthew Wilson (GBR) > Ford Focus > 3:58:26.2 (+7:10.1)
7. Mads Ostberg (N) > Subaru Impreza > 3:58:44.4 (+7:28.3)
8. Federico Villagra (ARG) > Ford Focus > 4:01:52.2 (+10:36.1)
9. Khalid Al Qassimi (UAE) > Ford Focus > 4:02:11.9 (+10:55.8)
10. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) > Citroen C4 > 4:02:50.4 (+11:34.3)
DNF. Henning SOLBERG (NOR) > Ford Focus > SS15 - engine
DNF. Jari-Matti LATVALA (FIN) > Ford Focus > SS9 - off road
DNF. Ken BLOCK (USA) > Ford Focus > SS7 - off road

> nice debut WRC win for Ogier; season best result for Sordo
> no Citroen team orders this time
> unlucky Petter Solberg lost P4 to Hirvonen in final SS
> press conference > http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre...conf_prt2.aspx

Championship Standings

1. Sebastien Loeb (FRA) > 126
2. Sebastien Ogier (FRA) > 88
3. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) > 76
4. Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) > 72
5. Petter Solberg (N) > 63
6. Dani Sordo (ESP) > 49
7. Matthew Wilson (GBR) > 38
8. Federico Villagra (ARG) > 26
9. Henning Solberg (N) > 24
10. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) > 15

[cg7aa]

Looks like you are having a conversation with yourself flying finn. It was an ok rally, the tension came from seeing if Ogier could hold on and he did. Very impressive indeed, soaking up all that pressure and still staying on the road. However dull the rallies can be, watching Loeb having to drive on the very limit (his facial expressions and body language behind the wheel change completely when he is trying very hard) is interesting.

Of course, the rest may not have seen which way Seb went had he not been road cleaning. How long has Sordo been a works driver without a win now?

Also, where have Ford's gravel pace gone?